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Steve Brown has a diverse civil litigation practice representing clients in a variety of industries in state and federal courts in Connecticut and across the country. During his career, Steve has represented and advised clients in litigation matters involving a wide array of subject matter areas and substantive legal issues. These include insurance coverage, professional liability, employment issues, fair housing and discrimination claims, sexual molestation and abuse claims against businesses and other entities, general liability, medical malpractice, transportation, construction, and environmental and toxic tort matters. He has extensive, hands-on courtroom experience arguing complex, high-exposure cases in trials, arbitrations, mediations and appeals.
Steve has an excellent working knowledge of the court system and jurisdictions in Connecticut, and trains and supervises all of the Stamford office associates in a variety of procedural matters.
Professional/Community Activities
Steve has been active in a variety of local political affairs, previously serving as a commissioner of the Wetlands and Water Course Commission. He also previously served on the board of directors of the Kennedy Center, a program in Bridgeport, CT, that assists disabled youths and adults, and has worked on a number of fundraisers with the Kennedy Center. Steve has spoken at a variety of seminars in the United States and Canada addressing transportation and insurance industry topics.
Areas of Focus
Insurance Coverage
Steve’s insurance coverage practice focuses on policy drafting and coverage services in connection with high-exposure claims against attorneys, insurance brokers and insurance companies. He also provides coverage advice with respect to commercial general liability insurance policies. His experience in this area extends to construction loss, fire loss, environmental and employment claims.
Fair Housing & Discrimination
Steve has represented property management and housing entities in matters alleging discrimination before the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, HUD, and state and federal courts. The matters he has handled over the years include age, disability, race and national origin discrimination claims.
Product Liability
Steve defends manufacturers, distributors and sellers in personal injury and wrongful death cases involving a range of products, including power tools, consumer appliances, recreational vehicles and watercraft, and construction equipment. He also has experience in environmental and toxic tort matters, including the representation of a number of manufacturers and distributors in the Connecticut Asbestos Litigation.
Professional Liability
Steve represents agents and brokers in connection with malpractice and errors and omissions (E&O) claims. His practice includes complex attorney malpractice and E&O claims arising from underlying securities law, real estate transactions and corporate governance issues.
Employment & Labor
Steve represents employers before state and federal courts, administrative agencies, and in arbitrations and mediations in matters involving all aspects of employment law, including discrimination, harassment and wrongful discharge. He has handled matters pertaining to non-compete and non-disclosure agreements as well. Steve also assists clients with their day-to-day management of employment issues and policies, internal investigations and audits, and employment policy manuals and contracts.
Medical Malpractice
Steve’s medical malpractice experience involves nursing homes, visiting nurses, nurse’s aides, and various medical providers and facilities. He also has dealt with wrongful death actions, personal injury actions, hospital liability, insurance coverage litigation, and commercial and corporate disputes in the health care industry.
Industry Focus
Steve has represented national transportation industry clients in connection with litigation in state and federal courts in New York and Connecticut involving a range of issues, including catastrophic personal injury and cargo loss.
Steve also has experience litigating construction-related matters in state and federal courts. He has defended architects, engineers, construction managers and other parties involved in the design and construction process in connection with delay claims, personal injury claims and other matters.
- Quinnipiac University School of Law (J.D., 1996)
- University at Albany (B.A., 1992)
- Connecticut
- New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
- Connecticut State Bar Association: Litigation and Insurance Section
- Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association
- Professional Liability Underwriting Society
- Westchester/Fairfield American Corporate Counsel
- Stamford Chamber of Commerce
- DRI
- Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America®, 2024-2026
- 2023 Lawyer of the Year, Insurance Law, The Best Lawyers in America©
- Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© in the area of Insurance Law and Product Liability Litigation, 2021-2023
- Selected for inclusion in Connecticut Super Lawyers, 2016-2018